Attached is a revised proposal for structural changes to the Eco Pass program that was delivered to my house this evening.  This new proposal is staff’s response to some of the public input they received at the recent series of 2009 Fare Policy hearings.  The most significant features of the revised proposal are as follows:  The biggest change removes [...]

Many District O residents e-mailed me concerning the proposal to cut Route 201.  Unfortunately, only one of my fellow Board members joined me in opposition to the final package of staff recommended service cuts.  The Board approved the staff recommended package of service cuts that included the 201 while providing a reprieve for one route, the U, in the [...]

For those of you who ever wondered how a bus rapid transit (BRT) system works, the following video is a must-see: www.streetsblog.org/2008/01/28/streetfilm-brt-in-bogota/ The Bogota experience is compelling and paints an exciting vision for the BRT system we are designing for the US 36 corridor.

For those who didn’t already see it . . . Here is how the Daily Camera covered last night’s Boulder City Council study session concerning the Northwest Rail line:  http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/dec/12/commuter-rail-problems-raised/. As the story indicates, the Councilmembers focused a great deal of attention on noise issues, chiefly from train whistles.  They have a very legitimate fear that, unmitigated, the [...]

Many of you probably are familiar with the recent series of columns that former Boulder Mayor Bob Greenlee wrote challenging the cost-effectiveness of the planned Northwest Rail commuter rail line: July 29 Column: http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/jul/29/bad-decisions-need-revisiting/ September 23 Column: http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/sep/23/clogged-arteries/ December 9 Column: http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/dec/09/all-aboard-rail-questions-that-matter/ Also, in a recent Guest Opinion, former Camera Editor Sue Deans questioned whether [...]

For those who have been tracking the debate over what technology to employ for the Northwest Rail Line, this next meeting of the RTD Board on October 16 likely will be the final show-down between electric-multiple-unit (EMU) and diesel-multiple-unit (DMU) technology. Attached is the staff presentation comparing the differences between DMU and EMU technology in [...]

Here is a web-cast interview on FasTracks that the good folks at Eight Days a Week conducted with Boulder City Councilmember Richard Polk and me: Quicktime version on bouldernews.info in the Boulder Issues, Events & Organizations category: http://www.bouldernews.info/BoulderNews.info/Boulder/Boulder.html Flash version: http://bouldernewsblog.com/ Youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdZzrCFaRQE